November 9, 2022 The Armistice Has Been Signed Armistice Day. From the Latin arma (weapons) and sistere (to come to a stand or stop). The eleventh day of…
June 23, 2021 Laying to Rest Those Few Who Have Served Our Nation with Dignity and Honor On Monday, June 21, it felt like 105 degrees Fahrenheit at Arlington National Cemetery. Cathy DeSilvey and I know, because…
May 27, 2021 Marshall and the Church at Vaux This week, the Marshall Foundation says goodbye to our amazing curator, Cathy DeSilvey. We thank her for her years of…
February 4, 2021 I’m Sorry, Mr. President, But I Don’t Agree With That At All On Oct. 3, 1917, Gen. John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, visited…
January 5, 2021 Elizebeth Who? She wrote the book on code breaking for the U.S. Army, and taught the first cryptography classes to soldiers…
May 27, 2020 The Battle of Cantigny in the words of Lt. Col. George C. Marshall After the United States declared war on the Central Powers April 6, 1917, the first U.S. troops arrived in France…
April 16, 2020 Marshall and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Recently we looked into whether George C. Marshall made any statements regarding the 1918 influenza pandemic. Marshall does note divisions…
